towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden 6th, well behind and mistake 4 out
always towards rear, lost touch 7th
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
in touch, went prominent 6th, weakening when ridden after 4 out
led, headed 7th, left in lead 4 out, soon ridden, kept on well
tracked leader, reminders 5th, soon dropped rear, tailed off 8th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, ridden with clear leaders after 4 out, chased winner 3 out, hit 2 out, beaten when hit last
awkward jump first, stayed prominent, led 7th, blundered and lost lead 4 out, ridden with clear leaders 3 out, weakened next
On the face of it, this doesn't look that hotter race, but with three of the big yards represented it probably isn't too bad. No Visibility did tackle a couple of novice chases in Ireland, without showing too much, but he is from a yard that does well with it's novices and mustn't be written off just yet. However, this looks as though it comes down to a duel between two ex-French horses, who have both won over fences in their native country. Kock De La Vesvre may do better over this trip after giving the impression that he failed to get home over an extra half-mile at Plumpton and with McCoy in the saddle, he looks sure to take the beating. However, he looks to face a formidable opponent in Cobreces, the winner of three of his eight starts over hurdles and fences. Now in the care of Paul Nicholls, who does so well with his French recruits, he comes here instead of waiting for a similar event next weekend.
